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Unit 6 Vocab Chapter 16 Flashcards

1
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the idea that portions of an urban area have specific and distinct purposes

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Functional zones

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2
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the commercial heart of a city

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Central business district

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3
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land in the center of a city will have higher value than land further away; higher-order services often dominate the center

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Bid-rent theory

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4
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when commercial interests benefit each other

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Commensal relationship

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5
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areas where people live

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Residential zones

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6
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describes a city as a series of rings that surrounds a central business district. CBD, transition zones, three residential zones

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Concentric zone model

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7
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Different types of land use were all located near the CBD and expanded into sectors

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Sector model (Hoyt’s model)

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8
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functional zonation occurs along multiple centers

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Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model

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9
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variant of the multiple-nuclei model, suburban neighborhoods surrounding an inner city and served by nodes of commercial activity

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Peripheral model

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10
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the original CBD become surrounded by a system of smaller nodes that may grow large enough to become edge cities

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Galactic city model

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11
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nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities

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Edge cities

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12
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focal religious point in Islamic cities surrounded by a complex of structures to serve the public

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Mosque

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13
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a fort designed to protect Islamic cities

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Citadel

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14
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traditional Islamic outdoor markets or covered bazaars

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Suqs

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15
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often used for Latin-American cities; two part CBD at the center

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Griffin-Ford model

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16
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sector in which theaters, restaurants, parks, and other amenities are located

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Commercial spine

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17
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growing secondary sector of a city

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Mall

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18
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the outer ring of the city; shows poverty, lack of infrastructure and shantytowns

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Periférico

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19
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areas of poorly built housing

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Shantytowns

20
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neighborhoods marked by extreme poverty, homelessness, and lawlessness

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Favelas (barrios)

21
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areas not connected to city services and under the control of criminals

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Disamenity zones

22
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before European colonization, has small shops clustered along narrow, twisting streets

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Traditional CBD

23
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broad, straight avenues and large homes, parks, and administrative centers

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Colonial CBD

24
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thrives with curbside, car-side, and stall-based businesses that often hire people temporarily and do not follow all regulations

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Informal economy zone

25
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places where small-scale merchants congregate weekly or yearly to sell their goods

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Periodic markets

26
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area in a city that is less developed; where people live on land illegally and build homes

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Informal settlements

27
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densely populated informal settlements

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Squatter settlements

28
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describes the land use of Southeast Asia where the focus of the modern city is often a formal colonial port zone

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McGee model

29
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regulations that define how property in specific geographic regions may be used

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Zoning ordinances

30
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a process of promoting growth and controlling change in land use

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Urban planning

31
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areas of a city devoted to where people live

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Residential zones

32
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residential areas surrounding the CBD

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Inner city

33
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as one moves farther from the inner city population and housing-unit density declines

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Residential density gradient

34
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process by which houses pass from one social group to another

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Filtering

35
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the process by which an ethnic enclave neighborhood changes to another group

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Invasion and succession

36
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the process of increasing the residential density of an area by replacing open space with residences

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Urban infill

37
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the movement of commerce out of cities to suburbs where rents are cheaper and commutes are shorter

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Suburbanization of business

38
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the facilities and systems that serve the population

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Infrastructure

39
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the local government of a city or town and the services it provides

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Municipal

40
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a local entity that is all under the same jurisdiction

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Municipality

41
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the process of adding land to a city’s legally defined territory

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Annexation

42
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the act of legally joining together to form a new city

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Incorporation

43
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a residential suburb inhabited largely by people who commute to a nearby city for work

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Bedroom communities

44
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regions that do not fall within the legal boundary of any city or municipality

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Unincorporated areas

45
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buses, subways, light rail, and trains that are operated by a government agency

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Public transportation

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